I will probably kick it in to full gear in early October and make freezer meals in double and triple batches. But more than that, I would love to pre-plan and pre-shop so I have the stuff I need to make in the freezer and pantry.

We are about 20 minutes from the grocery store, so I want to minimize trips to town.

We do have a deep freeze. My husband got two tags this year, so hopefully it will be filled with lots of yummy free range organic deer!

I'm pre-planning and stockpiling things like school lunch stuff and holiday baking supplies. As for freezer meals, since it will be cold, soups will be perfect. Those are super easy to make in double batches, so I will start that in early October. And soups are really nice for freezing because they freeze flat in the gallon ziplocs. DH won't be able to take ANY time off because he starts a new job next week, so I want to make my own life as easy as possible

Planning on doing several freezer meals (due nov 20th!), but need to clean out my freezer first! Would also like to know if anyone has any good freezer meals that have lots of veggies and are a little healthier than the typical casseroles you usually find.